Post-game thread: Giants lose 75th game of 2009
by Grant Brisbee on Apr 21, 2010 6:45 PM PDT
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PrintHey, if the Giants hold the opposing team to five runs in a Wellemeyer start, that's a good thing, right? But, alas, perennial Cy Young candidate Jon Garland was the wrong pitcher at the wrong time, and the Giants go 1-5 on the road trip. The Giants went 0-6 on a similar road trip last year, so for all of you Sabean-haters who think he didn't improve the team, scoreboard, suckers!. That's an extra win in Sabean's back pocket, and we aren't even out of the first month!
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Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 6:47 PM PDT reply actions 24 recs
Wrecked so much.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 21, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
IRL LOL
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAAAAAT?
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
BRING ON THE CARDINALS!!
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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AND THE ALCOHOOL!!
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
+1
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
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by troymccluresf on Apr 21, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
HOPE
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Apr 21, 2010 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll be there, sporting a snuggie.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Oooooh Magic 8 Ball [of the Simpson’s variety] Will the Giants continue to flail this season?
8ball: Well duh
You know, for this team, maybe what I really need… is a Magic H8 ball.
Continuing from the game thread
I asked:
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
At least we are facing some real pushovers next.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I'm going to reserve judgment
at least until ~mid april.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
long day at school.
at least until mid MAY
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Apr 21, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll have whatever bochy is having.
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Apr 21, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Not overreacting immediately = downright unamerican!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
In no way is this immediately. How long have these people been in charge?
Be careful with me. I'm sensitive and I'd like to stay that way.
by cybermaldonado on Apr 21, 2010 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
good point
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Apr 22, 2010 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
THE CARDINALS HATE OUR FREEDOM!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
god DAMMIT giants
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 6:50 PM PDT reply actions
Watching Rangers-Red Sox, tied 7-7
Teams can do that? Score 7 runs?
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
they didn’t even have a reliever up in the bullpen when he came up to bat. Impressive and deserved faith in such an awesome SP. Can’t believe he’s had 18 complete games the past two seasons.
He’s probably going to throw a complete game every start, the Phillies bullpen is terrible.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on Apr 21, 2010 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Velez for Halladay
okay, toss in Wellie
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
fuck. I how he’s good, and how everyone thinks he’s better than Lincecum just because he pitched in the AL East. and I hate how it seems like it’s true. Fuck.
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Apr 22, 2010 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Who is this "everyone" you speak of?
Timmy’s got some serious respect from all corners. His stats through age 25 are phenomenal.
"The questions are so stupid. I don't believe in rivalries. I don't believe in curses. Wake up the damn Bambino, maybe I'll drill him in the ass."
- Pedro Martinez, asked about the Curse of the Bambino
by achiappanza on Apr 22, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Not from Cardinals fans!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
omg guise you guise Chris Carpenter guise
Not to say Carpenter isn’t great, but still.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 22, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
whoa, I just noticed your username
The Five Doctors!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Caught!
Pretty nerdy to know what I’m talking about.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
So is that the perfect killing machine they were satirizing on Superjail?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
This description isn’t really doing it justice, but it’s a frenetic, violent and hilarious cartoon. More here.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember jponry's who's your fave Doctor thread?
I read about 25% of it.
I used to watch John Pertwee’s Doctor when it was on KTVU when I was four. Then when I was in high school they advertised the Tom Baker who on Channel 54 before and after Monty Python.
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Monty Python: also kinda nerdy.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Huh?
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
I’m not criticizing it. But it’s hard to think of anything more appreciated by nerds than Monty Python.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Err, dId you notice that this line of conversation began with my talking about old-school Doctor Who?
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Therefore, you are more nerdy than those you mock.
I’d throw in, but I caught myself hitting “Z” instead of scrolling down while reading an internet article this morning.
All y’all are my McCoven baseball crack, and I’m addicted.
Better to be a Giants fan than an Athletic supporter!
Like that’s limited to nerds…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
yep
Watching baseball is something I do to escape from drudgery. But drudgery is looking pretty damn good these days.
Choppin' broccoli
by SimpleJaquez on Apr 21, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss Rowand so much
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
So it's come to this
I agree.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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I miss competency so much.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I miss logic
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
I miss Rowand so much
I miss Rowandleague average offense so much
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
You’ve been missing that for considerably longer than Aaron Rowand has been a Giant.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
That was my point.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
So, I missed part of the game cause I was running errands. Can someone explain what the hell Eugenio was doing out there? Did he really cut off someone from catching the ball in the outfield again?
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 6:58 PM PDT reply actions
Well sure. Just from the way it was describe on radio, it sounded like Nate was getting it and then Velez just streaked in at the last moment and then didn’t know how many outs there were???
Whatever. I guess I should appreciate the hustle on his part.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
In defense of Velez, its really hard to run fast AND think at the same time. You basically gotta choose one or the other. VROOM!
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, he does OK sometimes.
Hurry up and watch this before they yank it and come looking for me with writ in hand.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 5:15 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s true, he was safe on that play.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 22, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
yes
extra credit for throwing the ball in hurriedly after recording the third out in another inning…
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
And then threw the ball back into the infield when it was the third out.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 21, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
At least he hit the cutoff man.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on Apr 21, 2010 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Well the point is, he caught it and it was the third out. So what if he didn’t know that and missed the cutoff many and generally confused everyone. It’s not like he could screw that up again, right? RIGHT???
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
You're probably right
Unless you consider the fact that Fred never would have jumped in to cut off Nate at the last minute. Or failed to hit the cutoff man. Or forgotten how to count to three.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone on KNBR said [of the throw into the infield after 3 outs] “He’s lucky he didn’t hit someone in the back of the head. The rest of the team was headed for the dugout, with their backs to the play.”
Well, so then I guess I really should be thankful. We don’t need anybody else landing on the DL.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
You think he could throw the ball to the infield…go VROOOOOOOOM and hit his own self in the back of his own head?
Not really. But I’d pay to see it.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
If I thought he had a clue, it would be no problem (he was the center fielder, so he should go for whatever he can get to)… but Nate was camped under it and he also seemed to think there were less than two out (fewer than two if you’re delorean).
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, see this is how it was described on radio.
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
So more disturbing as an indication of generall baseball cluelessness than the actual play would deserve alone.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
But . . . Bochy said he was working on his defense. I don’t think he’d mislead us like that.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Bochy is letting him figure out everything on his own. That’s the best way to “coach”, don’t you think?
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
It all makes sense now. Sink or swim. Worked for me. Course, my brother drowned, but we try not to dwell on that.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
“Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which is probably why several of us died of tuberculosis.”
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
haha is that a Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey quote?
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Apr 21, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It totally is. I’m impressed.
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I like it when K&K and HOFer Jon MIller are steamed.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
IAWTC
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 21, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Miller was beside himself.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
They don’t want to watch it either.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
I think it shows an incredible amount of restraint on their part to not scream, swear and throw shit while watching this shit baseball.
The San Francisco Giants must win at least one World Series before I die.
by vinScullySucks on Apr 21, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Miller & Flem were starting to crack in the 2nd inning.
I have Croix de Candlesticks older than you.
goldengatebeerbars.com
by troymccluresf on Apr 21, 2010 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously
and considering what lousy teams each of them played on, I suspect they know of what they speak (and watch) every night.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m entertained by it, but I don’t like it.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Giants
keep on picking up a win per year on these southern road trips they’ll have a sweep in 2015.
"People are getting the message, the right people are getting it, but the people we want to further attract, or make sure we hold onto, are being affected by what we consider the lunatic fringe. That's my frustration, that they don't have a bigger view of the world." - Brian Sabean
At least Runzler made the blown call a little less annoying.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
It's amazing that
year after year of bad offenses doesn’t inspire Sabean to re-evaluate his philosophy regarding how to construct a lineup.
Does he really just think that he’s a victim of bad luck year after year…?
He is a stubborn, stubborn man.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
He has no balls
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
/ownership group reviews weekly revenue
/looks the other way
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
DIVIDENDZZZZZ
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
I think the lack of bats is more of a problem for Brian.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Impossible for an ignorant, arrogant dumbass to be the slightest bit introspective
“Why does bad stuff keep happening to me? Mebbe Gawd hates me!”
Yeah that is a load of fucking bullshit look at the whole fan base of LA, the vast majority of them are douchebags filled a fucking douchebaggey center.
Newcomb29(EDGE)
by Sabean's_Folly on Apr 21, 2010 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
waiting for Geno Velez to become Jeff Kent
after waiting for Fred Lewis to become BLB
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
You’re waiting for Velez to be a bigot?
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
No, for him to be a poor motorcyclist.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
A poor truck-washer
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I assume this was mentioned already but it makes me feel better.
VW Freak: The May issue of GQ includes a short piece on Tim Lincecum in which he reveals the one thing he wants to buy with his new contract is a Volkswagen Microbus. The issue hits newsstands this week.
Got a link to the article in the Fanshots.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Its here. Walk off BC posted it for everyone.
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I want it I want it I want it I want it...
BUT YOU CA-A-A-A-AN’T HAVE IT!
Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?
Wow that makes me love him more
My vehicle is a 1987 VW camper.
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
by stealth snail on Apr 21, 2010 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you think he had a buzz?
When he made the platypus?
Drives a tied-dyed microbus
and subscribes to Rolling Stone
Does he like Pearl Jam or the Stones?
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
only if it's red
and filled with shovels and rakes and implements of DEstruction
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Mother killers! And father rapers!
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 23, 2010 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Draft dodger!
Wait, that didn’t come out right….
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 23, 2010 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Rays scored 6 runs in the 6th inning and are still at bat with the bases loaded and one out. They have 12 runs total in the game.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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That’s a month’s worth of runs for the Giants!
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Hi, I’d like to introduce you to sarcasm.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Sarcasm is the rhetorical device of using a characterization of something or someone in order to express contempt. Hyperbole is a rhetorical device in which statements are exaggerated. So… using hyperbole in a sarcastic manner.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Compromise!
(is for communists)
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Mutually exclusive.
Hyperbole:
For the Giants 12 is a month’s worth of runs.
Sarcasm:
Not to worry, SF has the most potent lineup of any second place team in the NL West!
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
And now they have runners on first and second and Longoria up.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Some Good News for McCoven
Darren Ford finally woke up tonight. Brother Ford (yeah we still got a couple) went 4/5 with a dinger. Jax 1/3 with a ribbie,
That's my boy
Proud adopted parent of Jackson Williams, performing a public service by forcing Buster Posey's move to 1B in 2012.
Don't give him the game ball Dusty, you'll jinx it...
by The Neuschler on Apr 21, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Bench clearing incident in AZ
Carpenter got hit. He gets pissed at Jackson. DP ball. Carpenter takes it out on Drew.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Crawford and Neal had better wake up soon also
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Crawford hasn’t been bad.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I’m hoping he’ll hit around .300 in AA. I’d like to see him in the bigs by sometime next season, though that may be a pipe dream
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Haden and Dez Bryant
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you guys see the Sports Science feature on Haden on ESPN? Sooooo sweet.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Toby Gerhardt will be a bargain, I bet
amazing physical specimen
I’m not sure Jahvid Best would be a good pick, one more concussion and he might retire.
/can’t hide Stanford bias
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Stanfordist
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
FEAR THE TREE
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 21, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
no thanks
we have the Axe
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Too bad he wont win the Cy to the lament of ESPN
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
Yeah, Lincecum is better, but Lincecum would have to trounce Halladay in every single category to be able to win 3rd straight. If it’s close, you know who’s gonna win =/
Hey Fred Lewis, remember Mother's Day?
by anotherbadexcuseguitar on Apr 22, 2010 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I got this screenshot the day of the Spillborghs walk-off grand slam
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Didn’t Grant end up locking it at 666 comments?
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Yes
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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That was the Spilborghs slam game, wasnt it?
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes; see subject line above.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Oh….
yeah……
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
“I don’t care about 2011. I may not even be here” -FP
God willing, FP.
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I kinda like FP on the radio. There. I said it.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
He said some good things. That wasnt one of them.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
FOOTBALL MENTALITY
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I’m glad I didn’t watch this game
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
When you've been listening to Damon BRuce for 5 years
FP is a radio moses.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
reply fail
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
rec'd
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions
extrabaggs
#SFGiants mgr Bruce Bochy didn’t say specifically that Todd Wellemeyer would start again Tues vs. PHI, but he believes RHP will rebound.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
Hes a veteran
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
Rebound from his entire career?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
At least Baggs is implying that they might sit him out. I hope they call up Pucetas or YEAH JOEY.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
JOEY! WE WANT JOEY!
The Giants Way™"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Continued
extrabaggs
Bochy on Todd Wellemeyer: “He’s been around. He’ll regroup here. He’s had a hiccup these two starts. We need to get him back where he was.”
Uh, that’s three starts, Boch. Now we know who taught Velez how to count.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
Dave Righetti =/= Dave Duncan
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Dave Righetti: Still damn good, and a hell of a lot less expensive.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
where was he?
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
WHERE TODD WELLEMEYER WAS
2009: 5.89 ERA, 1.77 WHIP
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Yeah, but the late 2007/2008 Wellemeyer is the real one. The rest of his career was obviously just a fluke.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
he was pretty OK shitty in his first start tho
I was at that game, he pitched himself into a lot of jams and it was really annoying, he was lucky defense was behind him on that one.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Yeah, I looked up his line and on paper, it doesn’t look too bad – 6.1 ip, 7h, 4er, 4k, 4bb, 1 hbp. But I was at that game too and he was (like you said) really frustrating to watch.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
Come on, you thought AT&T would be Wellemeyer's Fountain of Youth?
Please.
He’s a journeyman pitcher of no renown.
He didn’t cost us much, but he may yet.
We’re mostly stocked with retreads. A few pitch.
Don’t be surprised when they revert.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 1:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Unnecessarily hostile comment is unnecessarily hostile.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Mine?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:22 AM PDT up reply actions
A hiccup that was more like crapping his pants.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
RE Zambrano moving to the bullpen
@williamnyy23 It’s obvious. The Cubs keep blowing leads, so Lou thinks it would be easier if the team never had any to begin wit
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I give Piniella credit for having the guts to tell that man he’s been sent to the bullpen. Zambrano always looks like he’s ready to knife somebody
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s cool, everyone. Sabes is just trying to get us a good draft spot for 2011.
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Apr 21, 2010 7:35 PM PDT reply actions
He’s commenced OPERATION BRYCE HARPER; sadly, nobody told him about the community college thing. :(
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Jeez, if Posey isn’t ready defensively yet, imagine how long it would be until Bryce Harper catches in the bigs
Also known to haunt as theghostoftravisdenker and theaccidentalghostofsergioromo.
Adopted parent of good old Wendell, he tries so hard. You'll get a hit someday son!
by theghostofjasonellison on Apr 21, 2010 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think he’s expected to be a catcher long-term.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
I'm glad the illusion of offense is over
The sooner it gets exposed to Nuekom that Sabes spent 20 million to move laterally, the better
…and then Sabean and Bochy get two-year extensions.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Has Sabean ever spent money on anything other than lateral movement?
Well, besides downgrades?
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
And worth every penny.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw him getting lunch at Burger Joint a few months ago
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to Burger Joint... can I take your order?
Brain: “I’ll have a gristleburger from a 40 year old dairy cow, dried and burned, on a saltine cracker… and these french fries are too hot. Take them back and put them in the freezer for a while.”
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you have any onion rings that were good two seasons ago? I think they are primed for a comeback. I’ll pay full price.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
I just realized the Astros are now 5-9 and have won 4 in a row. They are hotter than the Giants right now.
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
You can say that about any team that has won a game recently.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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We own the second longest current losing streak (texas)
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 1:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Man, The Giants scored 2 whole runs in just the several hours I was gone! Wow!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
Feliz was throwing heat vs. the Red Sox in the 9th, hitting 101 several times for Texas
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Pedro pitches now too!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh...
r the giants imploding? no bc ther would hav to be an endothermic reaction for that to occur n right now their jes kinda sitting in the dark, dutch ruddering away all their potential energy……. IM MAD
by slackersphere17 on Apr 21, 2010 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
I’m impressed he fit “endothermic” in there!
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
"dutch ruddering"??
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 1:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Surprisingly, the GIS results are very tame.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Translation please?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 21, 2010 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
He mixed horrible grammar with scientific knowledge. Interesting.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Apr 21, 2010 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
That was a struggle but the “IM MAD” made it worth it
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
they need to quit dutch ruddering all their energy
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
"energy"?
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 1:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Should Uribe be hitting cleanup?
Huff is more like a number two or a six. He’s less of a cleanup hitter than Bengie.
Rowand
DeRosa
Panda
Uribe
Huff
Nate
Bengie
Bowker
p
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
the whole lineup
is a number two.
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
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PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
zing!
poop jokes always welcome.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Apr 21, 2010 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
well played, Mauer
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
no
Ford
Sanchez
Uribe
Panda
Huff
DeRosa
Nate
Bengie
p
..its funny how the 8th batter is always in RBI situational at bats..Bengie is the most clutch on this team…
Velez needs to kick rocks, lets give Ford a chance
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
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You're getting good at that.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 1:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Unfounded Optimism and Hope
I know I’m probably spitting into the wind here. I’m not quite buying the sky is falling scenario. Not yet, at least.
We as a community want to get on the Giants for overvaluing RBI and Runs scored, Batting Averages and other traditional matrices when evaluating team performances. Well, I want to avoid falling into that same trap myself. Yes I realize everything is SSS, but analysis based solely on the result is about the worst type of analysis there is. (ie, OMG Bochy sent the runner and Renteria lined into a double play, what a horrible decision) I want to step away from the records and results and look at the numbers in a vacuum for just a minute.
The Giants have the 10th best wOBA in MLB at .341 entering today. If you prefer wRC, the Giants are the 9th best team in the MLB. This should produce a league average offense.
The Giants rank #16, or exactly average, in BB/K ratio. We draw one walk for every 2 strike outs. This is league average.
Believe it or not, the Giants are ranked #14, or average, in isolated power as well. Shocking, I know, but it is true.
So what exactly is the problem? If the Giants are not striking out more than average, has league average power, and gets on base better than average, shouldn’t the end product on the field be a better than league average offense?
Enter the culprit : 21 Double Plays in 15 games.
The giants have a 18.1% LD% so far. It’s slightly below average, teams tend to hit 19% over the course of a year, and doesn’t deviate much from that number. They also have a 1.23 GB/ FB ratio, which is pretty average. The top 5 GB% teams? Marlins, Brewers, Braves, Pirates, Astros.
Marlins : 50% GB, 7 GIDP
Brewers : 49% GB, 9 GIDP
Braves: 48.7% GB, 10 GIDP
Pirates : 48.5% GB, 11 GIDP
Astros : 47.9% GB, 7 GIDP
Giants : 45% GB, 21 GIDP
The Giants are not hitting more ground balls, they are hitting ground balls at the least opportune times. They are hitting it right at people with man on base. As Billy Bean once said in moneyball : “That’s Fucking Luck.”
The Giants are not striking out a ton. They are putting the ball in play. Double plays happen. They’re just happening much more often than normal right now. There isn’t anything you can really do about it. It’s fucking luck.
Here’s to hoping that the luck changes soon.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
I agree in theory with what you’re saying however I feel the first 7 games were an aberration and the last 8 are the reality
There's no fucking way
Even if you think this team is bad, we’re not even close to as bad as we’ve been the past two series. Neither one of them is reality.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
That’s really interesting, thank you for posting that. I’m not sure I can fall into the “unfounded optimism and hope” line just yet but seeing that makes me less inclined to hang myself.
I think the thing that’s making me so cynical/depressed is the feeling I can’t shake from last year that every game is “MUST WIN.” We finished 7 games back in the West last year but only 4 in the Wild Card. I think most people here could name 4-7 games (or more) the Giants could/should have won but for the complete shit offense. I can’t completely shake this mindset (similar to what DFARowand posted above) that the offense of the first 10 games is the anommoly and what we’re currently seeing is the real deal. Even in the face of real statistics that demonstrate there’s a certain amount of luck involved.
But I’m trying. I’m really am. Because I don’t want to have a pessimistic outlook for the whole season. I just wanna enjoy some baseball.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 21, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
So you are saying that ‘coincidentally’ the Giants happen to be hitting more ground balls in situations where the opposing pitchers just happen to be trying to induce more ground balls? ball
Be careful with me. I'm sensitive and I'd like to stay that way.
by cybermaldonado on Apr 21, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Im in this line. Pitchers are pitching for the double play, and the Giants keep getting on top of the ball and grounding one to an infielder, where other players are trying harder to make they get under it.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think so. I’m not sure exactly how to look up that data, but for reference,
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/split.cgi?t=b&team=SFG&year=2010#bases
The Giants, in general, hit very well with men on base less than 2 outs. It just so happens when they don’t hit, it results in a double play more often (current rate 14%, league average 10%. I believe this is due to SSS. These things all even out when there is a large enough sample size because that is the fundamental idea behind BABIP)
Last year, league average was 11%. Guess how the Giants did?
They GIDP 11% of the time.
Science.
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actually they will be worse this year
they essentially traded Fred Lewis for Mark DeRosa and Randy Winn for Aubrey Huff, as far as the everyday lineup is concerned. They are now slower, on average. Bochy doesn’t hit and run, they don’t have basestealers and they hit a lot of ground balls.
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
But they don't hit a lot of ground balls..........
I mean, the data says they don’t hit a lot of ground balls. Their GB / FB ratio is league average.
Trading Fred Lewis and Randy Winn for Aubrey Huff and Mark DeRosa will not have a pronounced impact on team GIDP . Edgar Renteria hit in to 17 double play in 77 chances last year (or 22), Pablo Sandoval 8% and Nate Schierholtz 9%.
Speed matters, but not nearly as much as just plain luck.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
We got good situational hitting. Then we didn't.
If it had never happened I’d be more depressed than I am.
But since it did, there’s a good chance it will again.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:03 AM PDT up reply actions
well, how many stolen bases did we lose?
many of those steals eliminated the possibility of GIDP. Some GIDP’s were probably eliminated by hard slides at 2b by faster guys who were able to get to second in time to break up the DP. Some GIDP situations were probably eliminated by hits that were doubles for Winn/Lewis. I am not arguing with the numbers, only saying that the numbers don’t cover the true magnitude of the speed effect. DeRosa and Huff seem to be getting on base more than Lewis and Winn, creating more situations.
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
1-6 without Fred Lewis.
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Jason Stoffel, 2009 (Rookie + A-): 24IP, 1-0, 0.75 ERA, 5 S V, 25K. The heir apparent to B-Weez.
by bigboneded on Apr 21, 2010 8:12 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
the curse of LOL FRED
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
D’oh!!! 1-5. Tipeeng iz hard…
Fathaigh go mbuaimid!
Jason Stoffel, 2009 (Rookie + A-): 24IP, 1-0, 0.75 ERA, 5 S V, 25K. The heir apparent to B-Weez.
by bigboneded on Apr 21, 2010 8:13 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
You what I liked about this game?
Me neither.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 8:38 PM PDT reply actions
I don't what you liked about this game amigo
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Meulens needs to get on this crap. The double plays are killing us, the lack of small ball fundamentals by a team that has zero pop needs to execute. Jeebus even K-ing is better than rolling into a GIDP. They are rolling over anything that isn’t a fastball with men on base and every opponent is going to know it. Who cares if you walk em? If he swings then he’s out, if he hits it then he out on a GIDP, if he walks then get the next guy to GIDP. What a better confidence for an opposing pitcher than knowing you can poke a stick at the dead dog that is our offense.
Hard hits that get caught nicely or turned into DP i can tolerate, but not this weak groundball shit. The umping isn’t helping but that is no excuse. This is up to the coaching staff to fix in my mind, on a confidence level and a execution level from Bochy and Meulens.
I want to see Meulens work on their approach and I want to see Bochy try really hard to be marginal at his job. Then again I’m just a dreamer
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but they don't have zero pop
they have average pop. Another name for “small ball fundamentals” is “shitty baseball”.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Heh
Unintended consequence of getting more walks is grounding in to more DP’s.
Now we need to focus on driving the ball better. Schierholtz has a decent LD%, FWIW.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Schierholtz looked decent at the plate today; I’m hoping his spring difficulties are more or less past him. And if Bowker has to be a platoon, I’d MUCH rather have a Bowker/Schierholtz platoon than a Bowker/Torres platoon.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I would rather have Bowker and Nate in the game at the same time regularly.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Note above comment: If we have to have a platoon. Which is what Bochy seems to be bent on doing. So, I’m not going to dawdle int fantasyland on that one. Naturally, I’d rather see both of them getting PT, but unless DeRosa moves the IF permanently, it ain’t gonna happen.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
I was having practice so I missed the game
Kind of glad I did.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Is anyone following the Yankees-As game? Phil Hughes has a no-no going with 1 out in the 7th.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
LOL A's
Phil Hughes with a no hitter through 7!
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT!
:)
LOL JOBA
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
If Hughes gets the no-hitter, it’s all we’ll hear about for the next 2 weeks.
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
Phil Hughes no-no! Red Sox walk off!
ESPN implodes
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by Giant Voodoo on Apr 21, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as I don't have to hear them analyze the offensive woes of the Giants
“What happened to this team, they were off to such a hot start!”
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
LOL HUGHES
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
YEAH CHAVEZ
Breaks it up
"We're the kind of team people can identify with," Flannery said. "Our best pitcher weighs 150 pounds. Our shortstop is old. Our best hitter is ... big and our catcher is old and big."
literally
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone should make that replay of Hughes looking for the ball into a gif. That was classic
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Joba pounds a beer before taking the bullpen mound.
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#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Geraldo Posey Watch
What is the earliest date RF Geraldo Posey can be called up without affecting his Super-2 status and delay his 6 yr team control?
Give nate a chance!
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Hit me with your best shot.
Neil Geraldo Posey.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh man
If the Giants are going to stick around in the NL West, they need Eugenio Velez and their other bench players to follow Uribe’s lead and make a contribution.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&page=starting9/100421
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#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Oh Man!
“He’s worth his weight in gold,’’
Current Gold price = 36839 USD / Kg, or 16745 USD / lb
Uribe = 230 lbs
Juan Uribe = worth 3,851,350
2010 Salary : 3,250,000
SCIENCE!!!!!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
by jctGamer on Apr 21, 2010 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
that’s good knowledge
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
“That’s gold, Jct! Gold!”
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions
That explains what Rowand is poopin all the time, I guess
rec’d and nominated for the McCoven Awards next winter.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Considering that Velez is the greatest living ball player, I’m pretty optimistic that he’ll end up pulling the Giants out of this thing.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Concerned
Won’t our hottest hitter be riding pine once Sanchez is off the DL?
Nah
I have to think that they’ll throw Uribe pretty regular starts at short. They can’t afford to have him out.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
I'll believe it when I see it
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions
No
Freddy Sanchez will never be off the DL. He will rejoin the team on June 12 2011
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Randy Winn is still batting .000
Oh man.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 9:38 PM PDT reply actions
I dont think he plays everyday, but he definitely has had enough at bats to get a hit.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh really? Only 6 at bats?
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh well thats not so bad then
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
pfft.. Rowand did twice that to start the season, suckaa
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Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
As sure got hosed on a couple of check swing calls.
Umps are not having a good year up to this point.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
can we officially name Eugenio Velez the 2010 scapegoat for every loss this year? I really, really, really hate this guy.
by Nnamdi Asomugha on Apr 21, 2010 9:47 PM PDT reply actions
Baggs:
But I wonder what’s going to happen with Bowker. It’s not just the .189 average, but the passive at-bats and the perceived lack of fire that I’d wager is most troublesome to the coaching staff.
Bowker got screwed out of a single in the third inning, when his ground ball hit the base and deflected away. The umpire, Scott Barry, inexplicably called it a foul ball. The play happened right in front of Bowker, but he only pointed at the base for an instant before becoming resigned to his fate and turning back for the dugout.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Sounds like kind of a lame excuse to me.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
by raisingcain on Apr 21, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Bowker could have asked for an appeal to the home plate umpire, I guess.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
He would have dived into 1B regardless.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
He really should have argued it more, though. He didn’t have to be rude or out of control or anything, but he should’ve stayed out there long enough for the umpires to decide to huddle up
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t he a rookie? If so, STFU and go sit down – let the coaches argue.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
This
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
1B coaches
aren’t supposed to argue calls i think. I believe it was Bochy’s to argue and he didn’t.
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by Giant Voodoo on Apr 22, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Frankly, I was shocked he was in the lineup today
after his game ending AB last night. I just thought that would be soooo Bochy/Sabean to make sure he didn’t play after that. Actually I was surprised that he was not optioned today.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Ummm
I am sorry, but it is not the job of the player to argue the call with the umpire. He still has to go finish his at bat.
Bochy should have been out there arguing. His team had been lifeless offensively for 4 games, and they were robbed on a clearly wrong call and he did NOTHING.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
point.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Baggs is already carrying Sabean's water on this issue
We will be hearing more of this type of thing in the next couple of weeks. Need to serve up a load of bullshit to the masses before sending Bowker down.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 6:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Lars shows us the way
maybe the whole point of carrying rookies on the roster is so that they can be blamed for failure and sent down. Other teams fire the manager when the players are bad, only the Giants do the opposite.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions
As long as Teflon Brian and the Huge Cranium can point a finger at someone else, it is all good.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Bandwagon fans
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
But you did it quietly.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 21, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t watch the game cause I was away so I don’t have much to say, but it’s funny cause when the Giants lose I get mad so my friend jokes that he doesn’t want to hang out with me when they lose.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
aren’t you the dollie with the Dodger boyfriend? Lots of nice, sensitive Giants fellas here to talk to
LOL yes and sadly enough he predicted the Giants to get swept…And I can’t wait to meet these nice sensitive Giants fellas.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Sensitive? Nah, Im a testosterone loaded hunk. But im single.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
community is practically large enough to set up our own dating site.
/winks, points at the McCC females
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
McChemistry!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I like it. But it could just as well be a dating site for fans of McDonalds
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I Wil be your father figure…
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:12 AM PDT up reply actions
THERE ARE NO GURLZ ON TEH INTERWEBS
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 21, 2010 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this comment makes me happy to have a boyfriend.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Raj Mathai is waiting for you
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by Giant Voodoo on Apr 22, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
They said the devil would be appealing in all his forms...
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 22, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Dayman!
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 10:51 PM PDT reply actions
So that happened.
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
Juan Uribe?
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
ATTACK!!!
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Apr 21, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Another good reason to hate ESPN
ESPN Fantasy Projection
2010 Season Outlook
In four games with the Phillies, he’s already gone the distance twice and has surrendered a grand total of three earned runs in 33 innings. His Cy Young may already be in the mail.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
Shove it, ESPN
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Can’t hear them over all the fap.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
i hope the giants get swept 4 times in a row...
Cain for Uggla…any other trade propositions??
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 10:56 PM PDT reply actions
That would be the worst trade ever. Seriously. I would consider becoming an A’s fan if that happened.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
cain for fielder sounds good..doubt it though
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Every day that passes, this trade looks a little better. I dont think Im quite at the point where I would pull the trigger though.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
sanchez got a splitter, now lets trade cain
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to see a few more start from Sanchez before I decide that he has arrived. No doubt, he has impressed me so far, but Scott Podsednik also has over a .1000 OPS right now. My point being that people are going to regress.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
CAIN 4 OBAMA!!!!!!!!
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
no, cain for eckstien
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
NO VA CAIN!
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m too attached to Cain at this point
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not really willing to trade Cain b/c pitching is obviously is our best strength is pitching and we don’t have a good replacement in the farm system that’s ML ready to take Cain’s spot. Plus for Fielder isn’t he a FA after the 2011 season? I don’t want him for a year and then have to give him a huge contract considering he’s asking for a Mauer type deal. Not worth it.
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
Fielder...
…and Craig Counsell!
He and Rowand could battle it out for the Most Ridiculous Batting Stance award.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:15 AM PDT up reply actions
timmy, zito, sanchez, triple a call up, triple a call up
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:01 PM PDT reply actions
FAIL
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you even know what the AAA options are?
Do you think Zito will continue to pitch like he’s a Cy Young candidate? Do you think Sanchez will continue to pitch against the Padres and Astros for the rest of the season?
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone else wonder why...
torres, velez, bowker, ishikawa all go up to the batters box with a bat…they are hitting into double plays, id rather them strike out…these 4 are “Rally Killers”, everytime we have something going they just kill it with their terrible batting approach, its frustrating and embarrassing to watch how bad this offense has gotten…i cant wait till a big blockbuster trade happends to get this team big bats to put up “crooked numbers” on the board…Barry we miss you , come back!!!
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
i forgot whiteside too, but he is sort of off the hook for calling good games
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Its not Whiteside’s fault. Its Bochys, for playing him. He has never been a good hitter. We knew what we were getting.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Hits Grand Slamzzz
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
grand slamzzz or 1 grand slam?
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
latter.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Velez hasn’t grounded into a double play this year. Say what you want about him, but he does not bear the DP curse.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Pretty sure he hit one today and Bowker couldn’t get back to 2nd.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
Not a GIDP.
But yeah, that was a DP. Hard to blame him for it. He hit the ball hard.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I suppose it's all the same.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Pucetas and Bumgarner? And suddenly we have a very shaky rotation.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS
I don’t see it being a net gain. A wash at best.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Boy I'm so glad
we have Alderson and Barnes to provide depth
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
DUDE!
We traded Barnes! Remember? We got that awesome first baseman for him…umm never mind.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess we got value for him then.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
lol cane
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
lol
That was seriously sfgate level posting. He must have gotten lost.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Carl Wilson
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
You haven’t heard the Zito/Wilson demos?
by Into the Void on Apr 21, 2010 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s a scary idea. The Zito/Wilson ad is enough.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 22, 2010 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure he founded the Beach Boys
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Tim Lincecum = Offensive MVP of the road trip
3-4 with 3 RBI, I wish our everyday players could hit like that…
Who should be playing RF
A) Nate Schierholtz
B) John Boy Bowker
C) Mark DeRosa
D) Geraldo Posey
E) Joe Borchard
Nate but I’m biased, I’d like to see Bowker in CF/LF
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
SHORT ARMS
Still in despair.
"Use the stencil! Do it!"
konakona:「つかさに教われと...なんか非常に負けたような気がする。」
Shun Kakazu: MOAR JAPANESE PROSPECTS PLZ
by Zetsuboushita on Apr 21, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
buff arms...hahaha no homo
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
no homo?
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
dont mean to sound gay
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
sound gay?
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
buff and sexy arms, there does that sound gay
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You should probably just stop now.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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Yeah. That stuff doesn’t go over well here (although I was surprised to see shanghaijim use that term here once).
The Giants offseason moves - "meh"
Proud father of 2-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, who could do whatever he wants to do.
Noble Giants fans
Fighting inequity wherever it may rear its ugly head.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Jim's sort of got license .
Although for awhile I thought he was jumping on every opportunity with both feet.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:20 AM PDT up reply actions
TWHS
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
This is commensurate with the user name I suppose…
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a 12 year old inside my head. He tells me what's funny
A cow-orker told me something today. Thanks to all you people, I could not help but add ‘TWSS’ to the end of it.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Man, I love to ork me some cows.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
+1
Cow orking is seriously underrated.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
If you’d met my co-workers, you’d agree that ‘cow-orker’ is teh correct spelling
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
who has shorter arms? Scott or Bowker?
or the batboy?
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Will some dutch ruddering answer that question?
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
? can’t see anything. But I just honestly want to know why…
01.19.2010
r.i.p. buster posey
Wave them home Tim.
it’s a picture of Fred Lewis
Wayne Rooney, 1/27/10: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man
Green and Gold Till the Club is Sold- LUHG
by Useful_Idiot on Apr 21, 2010 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
political prisoner?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
i heard he juiced up and now he turned into the next greatest hitter
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Careful, hoss. That’s my ex-husband.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
seeking asylum
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Viking?
Unf unf unf
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s right, baby!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodge
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
CANYON AERO!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
endorsed by a clown!
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
by Giant Voodoo on Apr 22, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Carl Crawford.
Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens!
Better than you! Mejor que tú! Beter dan jij! 良い場合も! Mehor than abo!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." - Gaylord Perry
by GrahamCrakalaka on Apr 21, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Both Bowker and Nate
should play every day at least until Rowand comes back.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
by Cody_ransom on Apr 21, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
bowker + nate > torres + velez
DUBfan4life!!!!
by BayAreaKidd650 on Apr 21, 2010 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I bring you more shit
San Jose LHP Ari Ronick was placed on the DL April 19 with left elbow soreness. He will miss at least one start. Ronick went only three innings in his last start before going on the DL.
I wrote an article detailing the ways the SJ rotation can get fucked by this, as well as the myriad rainouts they’ve suffered through at SF Dugout. I really don’t like the sound of Ronick’s injury.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:38 PM PDT reply actions
Brandon Belt is good. And BruteSentiment interviewed him! So you have to read SF Dugout now. :)
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Much better than saying FUCK YOU READ MY BLOG
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 21, 2010 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno. I can picture you saying it.
Feel freely.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 22, 2010 2:21 AM PDT up reply actions
now THAT'S
interesting writing!
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions
The Best Thing Today - A Proud Moment from my Son
New leadoff guy Eugenio Velez couldn’t be more of an out-making factory if he owned an industrial stamper.
I predict this as the moment when the publishing tide turned on Geno..
Sniff
my 72 Chevy was an out making factory
oh wait….
if Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff are the answer, I guess I just didn't understand the question.
Don’t underestimate them. I’m pretty sure this road trip offense could make them lose even on an off day.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 22, 2010 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
They also can't gain any ground on the Pads
And the Bums are knocking on the door, only 1/2 GB of them…
I've got just three words for you: Duck The Fodgers
Good God, you guys. Private school is expensive.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
USF was so fucking expensive when i went there for a semester, almost cheaper going out of state like here in Ohio
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I just sent my intent to register to Mills College in Oakland, and one year’s worth of total expenses (tuition, cost of living, textbooks, medical coverage, etc.) costs more than I’ve made in the last three years total.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you qualify for any subsidies?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I qualified for a substantial amount of federal aid (basically, the cost of tuition), and I’m working right now to figure out the best ways to make up the rest of the difference. I’ll gladly take any suggestions.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I assume you mean real suggestions and not ones that fall under the category of selling yourself for other people’s carnal desires.
I know there are a lot of grants and small ($100 – $5000 range) scholarship awards you can apply for. They have ones set up for people in just about every walk of life. The school should have some information on these. Just getting a couple hundred extra dollars here and there can be extremely helpful, especially when they aren’t loans you have to pay back.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 22, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, the first thing I did after accepting my aid and freaking out last night was contact the school about scholarships. I’m going to look outside the school, too, but this is basically the first time I’ve had to supplement my federal aid for school with anything more than a part time job, so I’m a little new to the whole process. Which is why suggestions are awesome.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
hit up any scholorship, grants, business funding you can.
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
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Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
Turn Tricks?
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
The real money is in pimping.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
$200 and Time Served
Proud Adoptive Parent of Jesus Guzman, who has been resurrected and has returned to..(reads)...Fresno? And is also an outfielder now.
#2 in Fanshots
Bochy: What’s this fancy stat here?
IT Guy: That’s how often they get on base. I do not know why you keep asking me, I am here to fix your server.
I always had the impression
Mills was unusually expensive for undergrads, at least for northern CA schools. Did they not bother to mention the costs of the program? Private schools kind of like to do that.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
They have the costs on their website, so it’s not hidden. I was just expecting to get a little closer to actually covering them with my FAFSA. Silly me.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
sorry
I didn’t mean to imply it was your fault or something, but IME (and those of others) their estimates seem to not quite match the actual freight. Hang in there.
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I’m confident that it’s all going to get paid for one way or another. I just need to remain diligent.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
When did Mills go co-ed?
/hasn’t lived in the bay area for years
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Only undergrad is women’s only.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess I’ll be seeing you on campus, then.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 22, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Cyclones Unite!
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
I’m paying 39K plus for tuition. Just tuition. That doesn’t even include, cost of living, books, health care, etc. Thank god I went to a UC for undergrad.
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 22, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I had to choose between Northwestern and Cal Berkeley for college.
Cal : 2600 / semester + 5000 Room and Board.
Northwestern : 26,700 / year + Room and Board
It was an easy decision.
My (ex) girlfriend also came to the same conclusion. She turned down Yale to join me at Cal. Although I’m sure Regent scholar had something to do with that as well.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
This would have been much, much easier if San Jose State had either admitted more than 12 people into their program, or if I had just been one of those 12. Ho-hum.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Which program did you apply for?
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 22, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
MFA in Creative Writing – Fiction.
I guess it’s a tough racket to get into with these state schools.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
SJSU is a goatfuck right now, from admissions to getting classes. It’s really bad here. I don’t know when it’ll get better either. I hope you make it in!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 22, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, no. I was already rejected from SJSU. The program there is just ridiculously small right now.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
all up for Miami Ohio as an out of state
$36,128
USF:$36,000 and actually add another 4,000 bucks to it for living
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
tough
to have the campus in an expensive neighborhood, but at least you didn’t try to go to NYU?
Also, sorry for missing the update, but are you still in school?
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually it was Long Island, CW Post, if you’ve ever heard of it? between there and Seton Hall in the New York area…. but yea, i got out of that bullshit, so i’m staying in school, got one more semester
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
good for you
I meant USF students are kind of screwed because the campus is in an expensive neighborhood. And yes, CW Post, the school named after the cereal!
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I had exactly the same problem. I had a scholarship offer to Penn but ended up going to Cal because even including the big scholarship, Cal was less expensive. Ridiculous.
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by Prussian Creole on Apr 22, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, I went to private hs in SF and Berkeley was actually less per year than the hs tuition. I couldn’t believe it at the time that I was actually going to save money by going to college.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 22, 2010 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL BABY!!!!
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I immigrated to the US in 8th grade. Speaking virtually no English, I would have been assigned to an ESL class in a public HS. Here in California it means I would end up being more proficient in Spanish than English.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
Oh yikes!!!!! yea, then i wouldn’t blame you there, good idea on your parents sending you to a Private school, you kinda do get more attention. Also depends on where you go for a public school, like at Campolindo in Moraga it was pretty amazing
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
It was a boarding school. Isolating myself in an environment where I was forced to speak English 24/7 was the only way to pick up English quickly.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
Wow… Could probably tell you didn’t really enjoy it that much, but hey, kinda had to do it right?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
you try living in an all male dormitory for 4 years!
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
Sounds like fun!
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 22, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Ummmm…. i’ll pass, hope you liked it
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
I once worked with a Latino who claimed to be learning English from a cassette.
This one.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 23, 2010 2:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I had a lot of friends in college who went to Campolindo and they were as prepared if not more prepared than me and my “fancy private school education.” But similar to jct, I had to got to private school (or was at least luck enough to get the choice) because where I grew up in Oakland, it would have been so much harder to go to public school and get into a good college.
Universities often look more at where the transcript is coming from than what’s contained in it and for a lot of public school students, you pretty much have to be at the top of your class to be considered, which is so unfortunate.
in the best shape of my life
by Prussian Creole on Apr 22, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
yea dude! like, i feel as though Campo was almost harder than college, and it’s because they took that pride into really preparing their students. And i’m hearing all my friends that went to private schools talk about how they skipped classes and all that, i never really did…. But this is very true, going to a public school in downtown Oakland, or SF would make it tougher to go to a good college
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL ELITISM
I went to a small liberal arts college in NY.
Total cost of tuition for my 5 year program: $261,000
The only way I could even think about going there. They offered me a $12,000 dollar a year scholarship and even then I had to take out a ton of loans that I’m just starting to pay off now.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 22, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
holy GDP batman
That’s a lot of nondischargeable debt!
"I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."- Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti
"What do I want you to do? What are you doing in the National League?"- John McGraw
"117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"- carp (paraphrased)
by natteringnabob on Apr 22, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Depending on the degree
How much (if any) of that could be satisfied by serving in the public sector?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a Bachelor of Architecture and eventually I’ll get a Masters in Urban Planning. The plan was to work in the public sector but I’m so entrenched in my current job that I don’t know when that’s going to happen.
Belted!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 22, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Suck it
- baby
http://www.campusgrotto.com/colleges-with-the-highest-total-cost.html
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
whoa auto formate
That should read “#3, baby”
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
whoa spelling
Format*
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Sarah Lawrence College?
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah, GW
Though, to be fair, GW does have a fixed-tuition policy, which means you pay what you pay your freshman year for all 4 years, which means my tuition is actually a couple thousand lower.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Hey, my alma mater is #41!
I almost went to Sarah Lawrence, but they didn’t come through with enough financial aid so I couldn’t afford it. Ah well.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Ugh. I feel your pain, man. I’m going to a private school in the fall and the tuition, even with my scholarship, is outrageous.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 22, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
They gonna let you TA?
I know a lot of fellow grads who have mitigated cost to almost nothing by working for the school. Maybe that’s not allowed at a private institution. An all woman’s private institution. If not, that’s horrible and I object.
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
I believe that TA is work is available, but not for first-year grads. I’m definitely looking into it further.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: At least today is a good day, the NFL draft, the Sharks are on tonight at home, and NBA playoffs
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
LOL ALEX SMITH
LOL SHARKS IN THE PLAYOFFS
LOL W’S
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Knows this... and LOL GIANTS TRYING TO SCORE RUNS
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
heh...most definitely that last one.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL, on ESPN, the niners came up on the ticker, and it said “Notable Defenders: Takeo Spikes, Nate Clements”
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
They forgot Walt Harris!!!
"Some of it is our fault because we didn't track him as well as maybe we should. We've got to do a better job eyeballing that." -- Brian Sabean
by Bay Area Sports Guy on Apr 22, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
Get back to me when the finals are on. What’s it called again? Oh yeah. June.
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
Help: Searching
Does anyone know how to search this site? Whenever I try to do it in the main page, it sends me to some broad SBNation-wide search function. How do I just search McCovey Chronicles?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
That’s weird. It searches this site when I try it.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
Me too
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I just realized that it works if I try to use the search function while in this thread. If I just punch in McCoveyChronicles.com and try to use the search function, it gives me the other thing.
Weird.
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I'd be lying
if I said that I wasn’t a little scared about tomorrow, despite it being a Timmy Day
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Apr 22, 2010 10:57 AM PDT reply actions
how many starts does the dude have?
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
this will be his 3rd
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garcija02.shtml
Bruce Bochy: Leave him alone, he's the Manager Man and his BORK is much worse than his bite.
by zodiac_chiller on Apr 22, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Did Borky screw over that road trip to make sure Tim pitched on Flip Night at home?
Hell, no, that’s a WELLEMEYER start!
BORKED!
The money lies in the RBIs
-- Jeff Kent
Flip Night?
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah thanks
For the life of me, I couldn’t imagine what a Flip Night was at the yard.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone brings cheap video cameras to the yard.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought that was Amateur Porn Night?
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
“And now, will the gentlemen please stand for the ceremonial 7th inning blowjob”
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m actually hosting that one, not the Giants. I probably shouldn’t have used orange and black tickets with Bengie Molina on them.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
or maybe
BM/SDM
TEMPORARY SIG AWAITING FINAL SABEAN APOCALYPSE
-------
PARPG- Indy post-apocalyptic roleplaying game in development
i’m watching the DBacks fight with Carpenter
His name is Bond, Brock Bond, and his adopted father? ME, any questions?
wat happen?
Jonathan Sanchez: Often maddening to watch, but capable of perfection on a moment's notice---just like his adoptive father.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
So THAT'S where all the runs went
Milwaukee 16, Pittsburgh 0 in the middle of the 7th. In Pittsburgh. Ouch.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
No matter how bad you have it
there is always the pirates.
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
Of course, the Giants have gone almost twice as long without a World Series as the Pirates. :(
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
But at least didn’t have to put up with those crappy hats.
Utter frustration and futility.
Adopted 'nephew' to the ever avuncular and always awesome Jon Miller
by Johnny Disaster on Apr 22, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
looking for a photo of their striped hats brought me to this
It’s…oddly unsettling.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
It’s the piercing gaze, I think. Almost as creepy as howie.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Also, the positioning of his hat makes it look like his forehead is about two feet tall.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Looks shooped.
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
SHOOPED!
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Um...Fuck Andy Van Slyke, who threw his ex - teammate under the bus.
From a 2004 interview in The Sporting News.
Ballou: How difficult will this season be for Barry Bonds?
Van Slyke: I think it is going to be very difficult. Even before Barry was taking steroids, or allegedly was taking steroids—when I played with him—I weighed more than him, and yet he was still a tremendous player. He still had good power and was an MVP. (But) the physical facts are the physical facts, and when you’re 36, 37 and 38 years old is not when you peak with your home run production…. If it’s coming, I think it’s probably due, just like anything else in Barry Bonds’ past. If it’s bad press, it’s usually his responsibility.
Ballou: Are you telling us, in your opinion, that it looks like Barry Bonds has taken steroids?
Van Slyke: Unequivocally, he’s taken them…. I can say that with utmost certainty. Now, I never saw him put it into his body. But, look, Barry went to the bank with the robber, he drove the car, he got money in his pocket from the bag that came out of the bank. Come to your own conclusion. Did he spend the money? You decide. I think he did
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Apr 23, 2010 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Well they have been a sub-.500 for most of my life so in my eyes it works. Plus they are the Pirates.
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
*sub-.500 team
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
Funny what’ll happen when you choose Andy Van Slyke over Barry Bonds.
Before that, they were contenders every year!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
During the 1991 Gulf War, when the MLB decreed all players would wear both the Canadian and U.S. flags on their batting helmets as a patriotic gesture, Van Slyke scraped the Maple Leaf off his helmet because, in his words “Canada is a pacifist, socialist country.”
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
mlb.tv just got a whole lot more attractive.
Now available on PS3.
"Being a McCoven is like being a member of the Green party. It’s powerlessness is part of the appeal." - oldjacket
"Quiet you, I'm starting a meme." - Me
Proud papa to: Bill Schlough, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, aka the IT guy.
Now if could only uses the controllers to manipulate the players the world would be perfect.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
GAMER
Adoptive father of the enigmatic Michael Sandoval, and living vicariously through his proximity to Joe Mauer and the Panda.
BR player, gaymen, now MLB.tv?
I keep wondering if I should just get a PS3.
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
An off-day in the middle of a brutal losing streak is unendurable. Fortunately, Grant is working on a cheery, insightful, hilarious post that will put it all in perspective and brighten everybody’s day.
I’m kind of relieved by this off day, actually. I need a mental break from this bullshit.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Nah
I only like off-days after a win. I hate stewing.
Watching the A’s-Yanks game now. Go A’s!
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
Yeah, right now, listening to/watching the Giants = stewing. There not being a game on is a relief. It’s been brutal, these last few days.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: Kaohi Downing. Because all 50th Round picks go to heaven (or at least Salem-Keizer).
Enjoy your free Fred Lewis, Blue Jays.
Fair enough
And maybe the team needs a day off, too. Shake the losses.
No question, we need to have a good homestand against 3 very good teams.
My Son was the third most valuable Giant position player by WAR in 2009. A little sad, a little happy.
I predict that history will look kindly on the 09 offseason, even if we were pissed at the time.
I’m thinking of starting up a blog where I just live-blog old TNG episodes after every Giants loss.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
As usual, jcb9 needs a day to CALM THE FUCK DOWN.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 22, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't see the end of yesterday's game, did they let BWeez get some pitching in?
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
He did get an inning of work.
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Good
It’s been a while. Was it 1-2-3?
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
Yep
Although no K’s
WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience
by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 22, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh, good enough. I wonder what he is gunning these days after adding that slider.
Proud father of Mark Gardner(29 years my senior): mastermind of our airtight relief corps, local boy, and owner of an unofficial no-no against the Dodgers.
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